Encarna Rodríguez, Ph.D.

Encarna Rodriguez, Ph.D., teaches educational psychology courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs and Contemporary Curriculum in the IDEPEL Program. Originally from Spain, Dr. Rodriguez worked as a school psychologist for the Ministry of Education there for eight years. During that time, she participated in the comprehensive Education Reform Law, which she later documented in her doctoral work at Pennsylvania State University. Her book, Neolibealismo, Educacion y Genero,was published in 2001.

Education

Ph.D. 1999
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
College of Education
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation: “Gender, democracy, and education: A feminist reading of the socialist curriculum reform in Spain 1982-1996,” Awarded with Distinction

Masters of Education coursework completed in conjunction with doctoral studies at the Pennsylvania State University